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5 days ago | 
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Owen Tucker-Smith
Some hope the first American pope will change the trajectory, but it will be an uphill climb for the 69-year-old Chicago native. He begins his papacy as the consolidation and closing of parishes has become routine in places like this city. The church and grade school the pontiff attended are both closed. St. Mary of the Assumption on Chicago’s Far South Side, where the future pope practiced his faith with his parents and two brothers, was once a vibrant neighborhood hub.
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6 days ago | 
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
In selecting Prevost, the Conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a Pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.
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6 days ago | 
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
In selecting Prevost, the conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.
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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Douglas Belkin |Juliet Chung |AnnaMaria Andriotis
The heat on Pritzker rose again this week.
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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
Despite billionaire’s frugal ways, his presence pumps up local economy, drawing tourists and packing annual conventionsBuffett’s presence here has for decades created its own economic weather. Tens of thousands of people gather in Omaha for the company’s annual investor conference, which alone pumps at least $22 million into the local economy. The Buffett mystique draws curious tourists year-round, too. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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2 weeks ago | 
jp.wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Ken Thomas
米ミシガン州のグレッチェン・ウィットマー知事（民主党）は29日、就任100日を迎え同州で集会を行ったドナルド・トランプ大統領と共に登壇した。同州内の州兵基地に新型戦闘機が配備されることも発表された。 ウィットマー氏は今月ホワイトハウスを訪れ、トランプ氏が一連の大統領令に署名して記者団との質疑応答を行う中、身を隠すようなそぶりも見せていた。共和党に所属するトランプ氏との近さを表に出さないことが目的だったとみられるが、今回はそれとは対照的だった。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Jasmine Li
Illinois lawmaker to exit after two decades in party leadershipSen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second ranking Democrat in the Senate, said Wednesday he wouldn’t seek re-election and would retire at the end of his current fifth term. The announcement set off jockeying in Washington and Illinois, with Durbin’s leadership post in play ahead of a Democratic primary less than 11 months away that is likely to pick the blue state’s next senator in 2026. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick
Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wildernessCHICAGO—If JB Pritzker runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, he will be betting his party’s best prospect is a political punch-throwing heavyset billionaire who inherited massive wealth. While that sounds like President Trump, the two-term Illinois governor would be wagering on himself. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick
The 60-year-old is visiting New Hampshire, traditional home of the nation’s first presidential primary, to speak April 27 at a party fundraiser about what he sees as Trump’s authoritarianism and to call Democrats to action. The trip is likely to boost speculation that Pritzker, among those vetted by Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign as a possible running mate, is interested in the 2028 nomination.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick
3 hours agoBritish urban explorer visited Japanese billionaire'sA British urban explorer snuck into three mansions abandoned by a Japanese billionaire and found them still crammed with millions of pounds worth of furnishings and two vintage Rolls Royces. Lukka Venuters, 28, was stunned to find the properties - known as the Tiger Mansions - filled with valuables and looking like the lair of a villain in a James Bond movie.
